The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-06
IMPROVEMENT
FOR 1886.
$4,000 IN BUILDINGS IN
WORTHjNGTON.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT rs
IN THE COUNTY.

Below is a list Of the building i'm
provements for the year 1886 in Wor-
thington and vicinity, and also in 9TH
er parts of the county. For WOrthing.
ton and vicinity the list is nearly COM
plete and the cost of the buildings not
far from $1,000, about $40 600 in the
village and about $4,000 in the vicini-
ty. For the rest of the county the list
is partial. and we have not the data to
form an estimate Of the cost:
IN wORTH1NGT0N.
The principal building erected in
Worthineton during the past year is
the brick block on the corner Of 10TH
st. and Sd.av., 2 stories with basement,
3Oxs0 feet. Cost $l5,OoO to s2o,OOO.
Considerable improvement was made
in the way Of dwelling houses, some of
them being conspicuous for size and
architecture.
Another church was also erected,
the Catholic. corner 7th.av and 18TH
st. Size 24x36, II it. posts; sacristy II
#. square. Cost, 81 500.
On Second avenue. Chas. IIecOx has
built i house 24x24, stories.
Adjoining him J. J. IIansberger has
erected Il r"omy dwelling house, 14x24,
with l. l4x1C and lean,o l2x2s. Cost
1000
On Third av.. WIN. Norman's honse,
l4x24, !. 14xl4 Il it. posts. Cost $500.
Geo. Rose, house, l6x24, l. 12xl4.
$500.
u. F. Johnson, enlarged dwelling.
Cost $500
Blacksmith shop on rear of WORTH
ington hotel lots.
J. W. Lewis, addition built to resi-
drnce.
On 4th av r. r. IInmiston built a
dwelling 25x25, kitchen l4x2O, two sto-
rits. Cost Sl.5OO.
On corner 9th-st. and 4th av., Aug
johnson improved and enlarged his
dwelling house. Cost $500.
On Fifth Nv. A. r. Darling built
small dwelling.
Same av., Roadmaster f.. Carnes
built II fine dwelling. 2Sx2S, two stor-
les, kitchen 12xl2.
Same av., Mrs Bul:is built dwell.
ing 14X24. two stories.
Same av., coal house for school, 16x
32
On 6th.av., Mr.. BLY, built dwelling
26x26. two stories, with wing l2x2G.
Also barn 14x2O.
Same av.. Mrs. Emily Lyons built
cottage 26x30, and barn. Cost $500.
On 7th av.. F. a. Torrance built
large dwelling. 1Sx24, two stories, wing
AXIS. Cost 900.
Same av.. corner 10th. st.. F. G..
Crandall built dwelling 16x24, leanto
16x2O. Cost $1,000.
On 1Oth-st.. depot Improvement, ad-
dition built l4x24, and otherwise im-
proved.
Bank block before mentioned.
Pagoda in park, cost $l15.
On 9th.st. j. A. Darling built small
dwelling.
In the vicinity of Worthington, fol-
lowing are some Ct the structures:
On diagonal road in suburbs. T. H.
Crever built n neat dwelling.
Same street, Mr.. Gibson built house
and barn.
Mitchell Bros. built large barn on
farm on diagonal road.
J. H. Oaks built large barn just
north of town, 5OxSO it.
Banker Geo. J. Day built horse barn
36x4O. and cattle barn 5Ox8O, with ga
Dle 15x3O, On farm west of town.
II, j. Ludlow on garden farm across
lake, built barn 5OxS0.
S. Mclean built two story house
and barn OH his farm south of the
East lake.
N. A. Call. at the Summit, or Sioux
Falls Junction, has built what is said
to he the best hay building and ware
house combined on the road. It is 1Sx
40, Is tt. posts. with l. 2Ox48 feet.
New depot also built at junction, 2
stories. 16x32 feet.
On the Elk road, former O,lell place.
H. thinner built dwelling 1Sx24, l. .16x
16. Also barn 24x24.
Samuel EastO, on former Klingen-
smith place, put up new buildings.
A great deal of building was done
in the different townships, but it is
impossible to give Il complete report.
We can only approximate. Among the
structures, we haye learned of the fol.
lowing:
Lorain-Henry Williams built new
dwelling. Miller & Son built brick
works. 28x30. Also dwelling house
and stable. Geo. =. Mackay built
barn.
Indian Lake-Langseth Bros. bnilt
barn 24x4O. Cost $500. Oliver Thomp.
son, barn, 48x58. Cost $500. John o.
Larson, dwelling, 14x24. l. 1Ox12. Cost
5000. Samuel Peterson, dwelling
house. Mr. Mohl barn.
Hersey-Wm Peverill. on section 13,
built dwelling, barn, etc. Geo. Cor.
don built dwelling. stables, etc.
John MOffat, on the former Darling
place, built dwelling 12x24. A. C..
Greene built = store in the village. and
Mr.. McCarvel built an addition to his
house. Mr.. Hagerman built a dwell
ing 14x20.